Axum is an Afrocentric impact firm dedicated to fostering climate-positive and inclusive growth across Africa and Middle East regions.

Joined October 2023
Through BIRA, we’re building the knowledge and capacity to help professionals navigate nature finance and drive investment that benefits both nature and Africa’s economies. #AXUM #BIRA #NatureFinance #Biodiversity
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AI in African classrooms isn’t just about technology. It’s about readiness: infrastructure, teacher capacity and equitable access. Through Elimu-Soko, we’re exploring how education systems can turn AI’s potential into meaningful learning for African learners.
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Africa holds over 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land. Turning this potential into food sovereignty means investing in local innovation, smallholders and homegrown value chains. #FoodSovereignty #AgTech
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A healthy nation is built through more than healthcare facilities and medical interventions. It depends on the systems around people.
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How health is financed, how services are accessed, how data informs decisions, how communities are reached and how effectively policy translates into action.
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The opportunity for Africa is to build health systems that are not only responsive to illness, but designed around prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Because healthier people make stronger societies. #Axum #HealthyNations #HealthSystems #Africa
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Nature is more than what surrounds us. It is part of the systems that sustain our economies, communities and futures. This Mazingira Day, we’re reflecting on what becomes possible when protecting nature goes hand in hand with creating opportunity.
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Through one of our initiatives BIRA, we support nature-positive enterprises working to restore ecosystems, build resilience and unlock sustainable growth across Africa. Happy Mazingira Day ! #MazingiraDay #Axum #BIRA #NaturePositive
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What will it take to turn Kenya’s childcare commitments into action? At the Pan-African Dialogue @CSHannaCheptumo outlined 5 priorities for strengthening childcare for children aged 0–4 from regulation and the workforce to county delivery, data and sustainable financing.
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“Quality childcare is not merely a service to families. It is essential social and economic infrastructure.” — Hon. @CSHannaCheptumo CS, Gender, Culture & Children Services, Kenya
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The conversation focused on what implementation requires: stronger regulation, data, workforce development, county delivery and sustainable financing.
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We look forward to continuing the work with government and partners to turn this momentum into action. @TinyTotos @nurture_first @save_children
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A proud moment for Axum as we congratulate our Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Edwin Macharia, on his appointment to the inaugural Global Advisory Council of @VitalStrat .
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Bringing experience across strategy, health systems, development and capital deployment, Edwin will contribute perspectives shaped by working across African contexts to conversations on the future of public health. Congratulations, Edwin.
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Panel 3 at #UNGA81 will bring childcare implementers into the conversation to explore what it takes to turn system reform into better-quality care on the ground. Register here to request an invitation: bit.ly/4hygrS2 or scan the QR code on the final slide.
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What does it take to make childcare visible, governable and financeable? Panel 2 at #UNGA81 will bring perspectives from Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa to explore the policy, data and financing foundations needed to strengthen childcare systems.
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Register here to request an invitation: bit.ly/4hygrS2 or scan the QR code on the final slide. Confirmed participants will receive full meeting details.
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At #UNGA81, Panel 1 will explore what it takes to connect national childcare policy with county-level action and build a more coordinated system for children aged 0–4. Register to request an invitation: bit.ly/4hygrS2 or scan the QR code on the final slide.
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